Description
Circa 480-457 BC. AR stater, 12.28 gr., 20.8 mm.
Obv.: sea turtle seen from above, head in profile, with thick collar and row of 7 dots down its back.
Rev.: square incuse with large skew pattern.
Ref.: Milbank Period III, pl. I, 15; HGC 6, 435; Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa.
A beautifully toned and attractive piece. Small crack in flan. Well centered. Extremely Fine.
From the German collection of U.F.; ex Peus 388 (Frankfurt 2006), lot 131.
